Q: Hi all. I'm new to motorcycling world and hope you can help me. I'm planning to take the MSF Basic RiderCourse in October. (I live in southern California.) I know there are questions & answers about boots and shoes for the MSF RiderCourse out there on the net, but I was wishing you could tell me whether or not my basketball shoes (pictures below) would work for the course because the description of "boots that cover the ankles" is kind of a close-call for my shoes. Here are the pictures: (1) These are my feet. Just to give you an idea of where my ankles are exactly. http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/6599/66983546sb0.jpg (2) Shoes (They're made of synthetic leather-like material.) http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/1579/96937281pe9.jpg (3) The same shoes worn by me. http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/6839/30416645zh3.jpg (4) To give you a bigger/overall view. http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/7382/64250760ti5.jpg (5) From a higher angle (close to a person's perspective). http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/7739/62199636cz4.jpg I just bought these shoes for $20 today for the RiderCourse, instead of getting real motorcycle shoes/boots, because I'm thinking to get real gears after I purchase my bike (I want a sport bike, although I'm not sure when that'd be). After reading some comments online about people recommending hi-top hiking boots to be worn as an alternative, I sort of became worried about my new basketball shoes of whether they'll be accepted for the course. (I really do not want to be sent home from the riding session because of these shoes...) For me, it is very hard to judge if they'll be okay because they are not as high as hiking shoes but they aren't as low as regular tennis shoes, and they do cover bulky parts of ankles. Any feedback is appreciated. Thank you! I bought these at a Kohl's. If anyone is familiar with Kohl's, please answer the following: I don't see any time-period for return/refund policy on the receipt or their website. Do they accept returns from whenever? I used my credit card but is the refund going to be given as Kohl's store credit or do they pay back to my credit card? (Yes, I do have my receipt kept.) Thanks! For your reference, here are comparison pictures between the basketball shoes above and regular sneakers I have. Height comparison: http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/5057/85646143ss3.jpg How exposed my ankles would be with my regular sneakers: http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/7483/47087335ze4.jpg > dingram1 Sorry I didn't include this info up there, but MSF Course REQUIRES leather shoes. Unless you took it and your instructor didn't care about that... It says it right here (website of the class I'll be taking): http://www.motorideredu.com/faq.htm > Tim D Thanks. But I guess it's my fault that my info got too long and you didn't read the whole reason behind why I picked a cheaper pair of shoes and why I'm asking this question. As I wrote, I'm planning to get the real motorcycle gears when I get my own bike, but I am NOT sure when that will be. If I don't have a bike, I won't be riding after the course and before I get my bike anyway; so I was just in need of shoes to get through this course. And the reason I asked this question was to see if these shoes would be okay enough ONLY for the course, NOT for my motorcycle career.
A: The shoes you showed are no good. The instructor will not allow you to ride the bike. Go to Walmart and buy a pair of boots. When I took the course the instructor was very clear about it.